Introducing Multidisciplinary Patient Education Sessions
At Upper GI Surgery we are pioneers of weight loss surgery here in Australia. One aspect that differentiates our surgery from others is our comprehensive post-operative care of patients. Weight loss surgery is part of a much larger process involving a complete change...
Support Group Meeting 29th November
At Upper GI Surgery we encourage all our weight loss surgery patients to attend our quarterly support group meetings as part of their post-surgery aftercare. Those who attend the support groups find them to be an important part of their lifestyle change. At each...
Why attend support groups post weight loss surgery
Deciding to have bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) is a big decision - physically, financially and mentally. Weight loss surgery alone isn’t the answer to being able to lose weight and maintain that weight loss for the rest of your life, it requires significant...
Support Group Meeting 17th May 2017
At Upper GI Surgery we encourage all our weight loss surgery patients to attend our quarterly support group meetings as part of their post-surgery aftercare. Those who attend the support groups find them to be an important part of their lifestyle change. At each...
Support Group Meeting Wednesday 8th of February 2017
We held our first support group meeting of 2017 in February, hosted by our resident psychologist Fiona Tzouramanis. The topic up for discussion was “maintaining motivation after surgery and beyond”, something vital for our patient’s success long-term for weight loss...
Support Group Meeting Thursday 25th of November
We held our final support group of 2016 on Thursday 25th of November, finishing the year with a discussion about emotional eating. The meeting was lead by our psychologist Fiona and our practice nurse Tania. The aim of this meeting was to help our patients understand:...